About

Saawan Tiwari (they/she) is a costume designer newly based in Chicago. They love to work on new and daring projects that expand the American theatre cannon, and have always created their best work when they have positive collaborators who push and challenge them, as is highlighted by their work as a Corps member of the Good Apples Collective. Recent projects include Road Kills, The Seven, Sex and the Abbey, cunnicularii, Picher Project, Sitayana, The Gospel According to Heather, and cityscrape.  Some other personal favorites include  Before the Flood, The Mountaintop, Bruise and Thorn, and Yerma.  Saawan also is passionate about theatre education and mentorship,  working for Roundabout Theatre Company as a Teaching Artist.  Saawan is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ and AAPI communities.